Ree Drummond’s “Easy-As Crockpot Chicken Pot Pie.” Sounds cliché—easy AND delicious? A little too good to be true for pot enthusiasts who value texture. But what if the internet queen of casual charm holds a nugget of kitchen sorcery beyond our comprehension? Drummond’s recipe for convenience actually boasts genuine flavor wins, all from humble ingredients easily found in even your less-stocked home pantry. At first scan, its simplicity may feel… pedestrian. Store-bought pie crust, cans of cream soup and chicken – the ingredients scream timelessness over ambition. But that’s likely its strength: a blank canvas for your chef’s instinct!
The magic lies in “Ree magic”—those subtle flavor tweaks only comes after years kneading down real homemaking experience. The extra seasonings, a spritz of onion flavoring for depth, carrots providing sweet complexity… and the secret weapon? A whole dash of good ol’ black pepper for that welcome bite back. These choices elevate a basic meal into something undeniably comforting and reminiscent without tasting pre-fab frozen.
This isn’t just about convenience though; it’s about embracing flexibility in your culinary life, too. The pie comes together in mere minutes – you even can chuck every ingredient in your cooking vessel before that first meeting of Monday morning with a guaranteed hot meal come 6! It begs you ask: what else are those precious pre-prepping hour truly good for other than frantic last minute grocery hauls or maybe a long bath with some face masks to forget we’re facing the week ahead again? This pie encourages us to reclaim them. And who better to lead that revolution than Re Drummond, America’s everyday hero and unlikely cookbook warrior fighting in our homes.
And, let’s be honest – it’s just good enough for a second helpings on those particularly challenging Tuesdays we deserve one more treat before reaching for that midweek work-drink glass of something slightly strong(er).
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